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Australian Ethical scores gold, others fall off charts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Stark differences in ESG fund performance in FY24 reflect markedly contrasting portfolio strategies - but might add fuel to the anti-ESG fire, Rainmaker warns. Australian Ethical and Nationwide Super topped the Rainmaker Information ESG league tables ...

Systems thinking to drive alpha, tackle systemic threats

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... talent is top of mind for 65%. Sustainability measures, as well as systems-thinking strategies like whole-of-fund 'total portfolio approaches' (TPA), and '3D investing' (optimising risk, return and real-world impact) are pinned as key strategies. Currently ...

Gender lens investing to receive $1.5bn injection

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
ANZ bank, fund manager Nuveen and the Australian Department of Finance and Trade (DFAT) are part of a steering committee backing Indonesia's move to raise $1.5 billion in gender-based capital by next year. The agreement was struck at a roundtable meeting ...

Asset managers fast track portfolio targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Net zero target setting and disclosures are on the rise amid growing concern around the financial risks of climate change, according to a group of 325 investors with over US$57.5 trillion AUM. The group - Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) - aims to decarbonise ...

ACCR cuts ties with Rio Tinto

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Investors are increasingly concerned around the influence corporate lobbying has on investor's capacity to meet their own portfolio-wide climate targets, Hogan said. Many global leading investors, particularly in Europe, have very clear investments mandates ...

ISS ESG to plug emissions data shortfall for banks, insurers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... serve pent-up industry demand. In March, ISS ESG had launched the Scenario Alignment issuer-level data set to offer key portfolio-level alignment metrics for up to 22 climate scenarios provided by leading models, IEA, the NGFS, and the UNEP OECM. These ...

UniSuper's environmental option returns -16%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... high a price to access those themes," he explained. Tesla is the largest holding in the option, with about 7% of the portfolio invested in it, or $149.8 million as at February end. Its share price has essentially halved since 2021, dropping from a height ...

QIC replaces real estate managing director

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... ASX-listed Vicinity Centres. He initially joined Vicinity as the chief investment officer and had oversight of a $26 billion portfolio, spread across 62 shopping centres. O'Brien's prior experience includes senior roles at GPT Group and Lendlease ...

NGS names deputy CIO, expands ESG teams

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... funds under management, has reshuffled its investment leadership and ESG team. Michael Mi has been promoted from head of portfolio construction and quantitative research to the newly created role of deputy chief investment officer. He will also assume ...

QIC taps resilience skills

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Corporation's infrastructure arm has underlined the importance of building long-term resilience into its $34 billion portfolio by adding two new specialist roles. Julian Loh and Timothy Grech have joined QIC Infrastructure's sustainability, innovation ...